‘The police is your friend’
Over the years, has become a popular refrain. It is pasted on the walls of some police stations across the country. However, the veracity of the saying remains debatable.
In a survey conducted on people in police custody, nearly half of the accused persons interviewed stated that their arrest involved insult or abuse by the police. Recently,Tina Ezekwe, a 16-year-old secondary school pupil, died after she was struck by a police bullet in Iyana-Oworo area of Lagos. A student Chukwuemeka Matthew Onovo, 22, left his father’s house in Enugu on the morning of July 4, 2008 and never returned. His father went to the police to report his sudden disappearance.
The police had raided the guest house, he attempted to escape and was shot dead on the spot. His friends were arrested but were later released.
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